John Kerry actually said...

"I commend President Felipe Calderon for his courage and determination in challenging the cartels."

"We have to be very careful about the kind of rhetoric that is used not just because it is simply untrue, but because it makes cooperation much more difficult."

"We must destroy the networks, and in order for our countries to destroy these criminal networks, we need a short-term plan, a mid-term plan, and a long-term plan."

"This is an issue of global proportions and because it is an issue that involves our relationships abroad."